Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have announced new summer tour dates. They will play shows throughout North America including headline appearances at major festivals like Bonnaroo and The Hangout Music Festival.

The trek also includes multi-show residencies at the intimate Beacon Theatre in New York City and The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. The very special New York and Los Angeles residencies are composed of five concerts at New York’s historic Beacon Theatre and six concerts in the cozy confines of Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre.

With the beginning of March right around the corner, that can mean only one thing. Dropkick Murphys are gearing up for their annual world takeover.

Currently smack dab in the thick of their ‘St. Patricks Day’ Tour in support of their latest disc Signed and Sealed in Blood, the Murphys stopped by the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas to deliver one heck of a party served up in true Boston style. Check out our photo gallery below.

As the tour comes to an end the Murphys will be shipping up to Boston with a few very special events. They’ll kick it off with a show at the TD Garden with their ‘Dropkick Murphys Irish Festival’ that will include two stages of fun. It all come to a head though on St. Patrick’s Day when Dropkick Murphys tear up the House of Blues in Boston for the final show of the tour that will undoubtedly be a memorable one.

The band also just added a new leg of west coast tour dates in April, check out all the upcoming showshere.

I learned of my supposed “termination” from Stone Temple Pilots this morning by reading about it in the press. Not sure how I can be “terminated” from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of its biggest hits, but that’s something for the lawyers to figure out. In the meantime, I’m looking forward to seeing all of my fans on my solo tour which starts this Friday.

If Soundgarden missed your city on the first leg of their tour, never fear, a whole new slew of dates have been announced.

Soundgarden have announced a second leg of dates including festival appearances at Carolina Rebellion and Rock on the Range. Tickets will be available via fan club pre-sale on Tuesday, February 26th. Check www.soundgardenworld.com for full on-sale details and all the dates listed below.

Metallica’s 2nd annual Orion Music + More Festival is set for June 8-9 at Belle Island in Detroit, Michigan and now the lineup has been revealed.

Headliners will include Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rise Against, Deftones and Bassnectar, while the festival will also feature amazing acts including Gogol Bordello, Foals, Tomahawk, The Joy Formidable, Death Grips and local Detroit bands The Dirtbombs, DEATH and BATTLECROSS.

Orion Music + More will feature more than 30 bands across 5 live music stages plus a lifestyle element that reflects each of Metallica’s band members many personal interests. Detroit will see the return of James Hetfield’s Custom Car & Motorcycle Show, Kirk Hammett’s Crypt, Lars Ulrich’s Hit the Lights Film Tent and Robert Trujillo’s Vans Vert Ramp alongside the Metallica Museum and many other fan favorite attractions.

Lars Ulrich on Orion: “Last year’s Orion Music + More Festival was hands down the highlight of the Metallica calendar. A great time was had by all, especially the band members. The fact that it also resonated with enough of our fans and friends that it warrants another go-around in ’13 is beyond exciting. I can think of no better place than the Motor City, with its rich and diverse history of music, for the second ride on our Orion festival train. Bring it the fuck on!”

Ticketing info:

The Metallica Met Club fan club presale starts February 26th at 10am (Eastern) and runs through February 28th at 10pm (Eastern).

Tickets will go on-sale to the public on March 1 at 10am (Eastern) for $150 for a 2-Day Pass including all fees. Visitwww.orionmusicandmore.comto buy tickets.

Ever wish you could have seen rock legends in such a room like Elvis played in his heyday? Well, now you have a chance to! In the world-famous room in what used to be called the Las Vegas Hilton – now named the Las Vegas Hotel or LVH – where the likes of Elvis, Liberace, and Barry Manilow have graced the stage, there is a new show beginning a one-year residency.

Named Raiding the Rock Vault, it is billed as the story of classic rock. Featuring classic rock legends from some of your favorite bands. I recently had the opporunity to speak with John Payne, bassist and frontman from Asia (you started singing “Heat of the Moment” just now, didn’t you?) and he gave us the skinny on how this show came together and what the audience can expect. Read more

According to a recently posted personal statement from Slayer’s Dave Lombardo, the drummer will not be playing with the band on their upcoming Australian tour and his future with the band seems to be in question.

Read his detailed statement below for all the gory details. The remaining members of Slayer have yet to respond to his claims.

I want to personally apologize to all of our fans in Australia who have bought tickets for the tour expecting to see me in my usual place on the drums.

So that you all know the truth, as of the end of the business day on February 14th, I was notified that I would not be drumming for the tour in Australia. I’m saddened, and to be honest I am shocked by the situation.

Last year, I discovered 90% of Slayer’s tour income was being deducted as expenses including the professional fees paid to management, costing the band millions of dollars and leaving 10% or less to split amongst the four of us. In my opinion, this is not the way a band’s business should operate. I tried rectifying it by letting my band mates know, and Tom and I hired auditors to figure out what happened, but I was denied access to detailed information and the necessary back up documents.

I spent the Christmas and New Year holidays realizing I had toured all over the world in 2012, but yet, had not been paid (except a small advance) or provided a proper accounting for a full year’s sweat and blood. On top of this, I was told that I would not be paid until I signed a long form contract which gave me no written assurance of how much or on what basis management would deduct commissions, nor did it provide me access to the financial budgets or records for review. It also forbade me to do interviews or make statements having to do with the band, in effect a gagging order.

Last Monday, I sat down with Kerry and Tom to rehearse for Australia and to propose a new business model that I felt was the best way forward for Slayer to confidently protect itself so we could do what we do best . . . play for the fans. Kerry made it clear he wasn’t interested in making changes and said if I wanted to argue the point, he would find another drummer. On Thursday, I arrived at rehearsals at 1 pm as scheduled, but Kerry did not show. Rather, at 6:24 pm I received an email from the lawyers saying I was being replaced for the Australian dates.

I remain hopeful that we can resolve our issues. But once again, I sincerely apologize to all of our fans in Australia who spent their money expecting to see the 3 of us original Slayer members.
I look forward to seeing you in the future.

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